Content Listing Archives
The Horse’s Hoof Article Directory
This is a handy listing of all articles that appear in our “Topics” Categories, as Listed under “Topics” (in bar above):
• Barefoot Trimming
• Barefoot Hoof Care
• Natural Horse Care
• Barefoot History
• Barefoot Research
• Barefoot Stories
• Ethical Horsemanship
Barefoot Trimming
James Welz’ Healthy Trimming Basics
by James and Yvonne Welz, published 2023 Hoof Help Online
A Different View of Hoof Mechanism
by James Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 27, Spring/Summer 2007
What I Have Learned
by James Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 80, Fall 2020
Equine Hoof Balance: Seeking Perfection in an Imperfect World
by Neal Valk, DVM, DACVS, CHCP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Univ. of TN College of Veterinary Medicine, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 70, Spring 2018
The Self-Trimming Hoof
by Tomas Teskey, D.V.M., published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 23, Spring 2006
An Introduction to Power Tool Trimming
by James Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 21 & Issue 60
Barefoot Hoof Care
Holistic Hoofcare in an Allopathic World
by James and Yvonne Welz, Published 2016 Hoof Help Online
The Healthy Hoof
by James and Yvonne Welz, published 2011 Hoof Help Online & The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 48, Fall 2012
The Welz Paradigm of the Hoof
by James and Yvonne Welz, published 2011 Hoof Help Online & The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 43, Summer 2011
3 Common Mechanical Causes of Pathology in Domestic Hooves
by James Welz, published 2013 Hoof Help Online and The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 56, Fall 2014
Rock Crushing Hooves?
by James and Yvonne Welz, published 2013 Hoof Help Online
Hoof Rehabilitation Protocol
by Debra R. Taylor DVM, Ivy Ramey, Pete Ramey published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 35, Summer 2009
The Barefoot Paradigm: Go Team Barefoot!
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 42, Spring 2011
Natural Horse Care
What is Natural Boarding?
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 16, Summer 2004
Ringbone: Natural Solutions for Recovery
by Yvonne Welz, published in NATURAL HORSE Magazine – VOLUME 13 ISSUE 1, Jan/Feb/Mar 2011
What Builds a Horse
by Tomas Teskey, D.V.M., published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 59, Summer 2015
“Turn Out” From the Horse’s Perspective
by Yvonne Welz, published 2017 Hoof Help Online
Barefoot History
A Timeline of the Barefoot Movement
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 50, Spring 2013
50th Issue Retrospective
by Yvonne Welz and 15 famous barefoot advocates… published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 50, Spring 2013
An Interview with Jaime Jackson
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 30, Spring 2008
A Look Back at 15 Years of The Horse’s Hoof!
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 60, Fall 2015
Barefoot Research
More Hoof Ideas from Dr. Robert Bowker
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 27, Spring/Summer 2007.
Barefoot Hoof Studies
Edited by Yvonne Welz, updated June 9, 2025
Wild Horse Hoof: Jaime Jackson’s Mustang Hoof
by James and Yvonne Welz, published 2011 Hoof Help Online
Wild Horse Hoof: Pete Ramey’s Mustang Hoof
by James and Yvonne Welz, published 2011 Hoof Help Online
Wild Horse Hoof: Pete Ramey’s Mustang Hoof #2
by James and Yvonne Welz, published 2011 Hoof Help Online
Osteoporotic Coffin Bones
by Dr. Robert M Bowker and Tara Calvert-Jackson, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 35, Summer 2009
Barefoot Stories
My Barefoot Story, with a Bitless Twist
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 79, Summer 2020
City of Houston Police Horses Go Barefoot, Part 1
by Greg Sokoloski, Police Officer, City of Houston, Texas, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine Issue 18, Winter 2005
City of Houston Police Horses Go Barefoot, Part 2
by Greg Sokoloski, Police Officer, City of Houston, Texas, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine Issue 20, Summer 2005
Two Gaited Horses (and a Morgan) Go Barefoot
by Carol J. Peat, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 53, Winter 2014
Spreading the Barefoot Word with Joe Camp
Yvonne Welz interviews Joe Camp, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 28, Summer/Fall 2007
Barefoot Endurance with Darolyn Butler
by Yvonne Welz and Darolyn Butler, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine Issue 5, Fall 2001; and Issue 6, Winter 2002
Ethical Horsemanship
My Bitless Story
by Yvonne Welz, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 54, Spring 2014
Positive Reinforcement Training
by Dorothy Heffernan, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 76, Fall 2019.
Seventy Reasons for Not Using a Bit
by Robert Cook, published in The Horse’s Hoof Magazine, Issue 71, Summer 2018
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Open Source Barefoot
The goal of James & I, from the time we first began down the barefoot path, has simply been to share our information and resources, and to help others! This is not about gurus or trademarked methods, or who is “right” and who is “wrong” – this is about coming together in unity to share ideas and experiences. We are all unique, we have different horses and different situations, and there is so much to learn FROM EACH OTHER!
The Horse’s Hoof has been a cheerleader for the entire barefoot movement since 2000. Hoof Help Online, an online membership site that we created in 2011 for James to share his life’s work with others, is a place where you can receive direct input from us. Both these platforms work together to provide a welcoming place where barefoot enthusiasts can stand on common ground. We can provide crucial support for anyone interested in learning about barefoot horse care.
Enjoy reading through our extensive library in The Horse’s Hoof Archives: